The Cresta is a passenger car from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Cresta is part of Vauxhall's 98000 Cresta PC model range.
The 3.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 239 N·m (176 lb·ft/24.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1268 kg.
The Vauxhall Cresta is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 177 km/h which is 110 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 4752 mm | 187.1 inches | |
| Width | 1772 mm | 69.8 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1268 kg | 2795 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | PC51 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3298 cc (201.256 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.08 × 82.55 mm
3.63 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
239 Nm (176 ft·lb) (24.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
27.8 kW/litre 37.8 ps/litre 37.3 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
72.47 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 910.7 kPa (132.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.82 kg/kW 23.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51128 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 98269 | ||
| Model family | 98000 Cresta PC | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Vauxhall Cresta added before December 1995. Last modified 2018-11-12. |
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